| NCJ Number: |
252169  |
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| Title: |
NIJs Role in the Strategy to Combat Heroin and Other Opioids: 2018 Update |
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| Document: |
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| Date Published: |
October 2018 |
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| Annotation: |
This report presents an updated overview of the U.S. Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) Drugs and Crime Research Portfolio, which addresses drug trafficking, drug markets, and the use of illegal drugs, including prescription drug diversion, by conducting research and capacity-building. |
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| Abstract: |
NIJ-sponsored research on illegal prescription drug market interventions has addressed deterrence, investigation, and disruption of illegal prescription drug markets. NIJ also partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Institute of Drug Abuse in developing and conducting a 2015 meeting on drug recognition and impairment research. The meeting enabled the dissemination of information on NIJ projects to practitioners and the exchange of information among agencies. In addition, NIJ currently supports research on evidence-based tools, protocols, and policies for state, local, and tribal law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies to use in preventing and countering opioid abuse. Other areas addressed in NIJ research, training, and technical assistance are controlled substances and forensic toxicology, drug intelligence and community surveillance, and corrections.
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| Main Term(s): |
Drug research |
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| Index Term(s): |
Community Drug Prevention; Drug law enforcement; Drug Prevention; Drug Trafficking; Heroin; NIJ Resources; Opioids |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, DC 20531 |
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| Corporate Author: |
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
US Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
US Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
2 |
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| Format: |
Document; Document (Online) |
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Grants and Funding; Instructional Material; Program/Project Description; Report (Technical Assistance) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=274392 |
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